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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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